Ini Dimana

I set up a company cafeteria for employees with an abundant meal daily worth 150 dollars per person. Meals are prepared by a world-renowned master chef. Every day, I only ask my employees to contribute a token of one dollar. Instead of gratitude, all I get is their envy of the neighboring company. "I wish we had that. Their healthy lunches cost them nothing, and the company covers everything." "Yeah. Free salads always seem to taste the best." Before long, this chatter spreads through the office, and the new hires carry it into the company's group chat. "Mr. Shaw, can we switch things up? All this rich, heavy food is just too much for us!" A few of the senior employees quickly jump in. "Yes, Mr. Shaw! We're not asking for anything extravagant. We only want something like the healthy lunches the other company gives out for free!" Perfect. They ignore my lavish 150-dollar meals that cost them almost nothing, yet they pine over the neighboring company's modest lunches. I scroll through the chat, feeling nothing but sharp irony. I immediately send a company-wide email. "Attention, everyone! By popular demand, and so you can all experience a truly free lunch, the cafeteria's daily meal is reduced from abundant to simple starting today. "Snacks and fruit options are discontinued and replaced with the same healthy lunch set offered by the neighboring company. The company will cover the full cost. Enjoy your meal!"

“I bled for you, I need you to bleed to death, for me. Falling for you again will be over my dead body.” He simply hummed, locking my wrists above my head before asking in a hoarse whisper, “Just how long until we explode from these lies, my little firecracker?” ___________ He was her first love. And he intended to be her last, no matter how much she fought it, how much she convinced herself that she was back for revenge. Grace lost her baby, her marriage, and questionably, her sanity along the line. Vincent, her ex-husband, destroyed her life. She was out to destroy his. What happens when he has other plans? Was there still any space for love in her heart?

Di meja makan, salah satu sahabat suamiku tiba-tiba berbicara dalam Bahasa Italia. “Tiga tahun lalu, demi membantu Liora mendapatkan surat damai dari Amara, kamu menikahi Amara dengan pesta yang megah. Selama ini aku melihat sendiri, Amara makin lama makin peduli padamu. Tapi kamu masih saja terus membohonginya. Jelas-jelas itu pil KB, tapi kamu bilang obat depresi. Kamu nggak takut, kalau suatu hari dia tahu kebenarannya… hatinya akan hancur?” Suamiku tersenyum pahit, wajahnya dipenuhi kerumitan. “Seorang anak yang nggak diharapkan, nggak perlu lahir ke dunia. Soal Amara… selama dia nggak mengganggu kebahagiaan Liora, aku akan menepati janjiku, melindunginya seumur hidupku.” Tak ada yang tahu, demi bisa mengikuti langkah suamiku, aku sudah menguasai Bahasa Italia sejak lama. Aku berdiri di ambang ruang tamu. Bekas ciuman masih membekas di leherku. Tanganku menggenggam obat yang katanya “obat depresi”, padahal… Tubuhku membeku. Jadi… semua rasa yang suamiku tunjukkan padaku hanyalah kebohongan semata. Yang kukira sebagai penyelamatan, rupanya hanya tipu daya yang direncanakan dengan rapi. Kalau begitu, aku memilih untuk merelakan mereka semua.

—Puedo cuidarme sola —solté con frustración.Sus ojos oscuros me miraron divertidos mientras me agarraba del cuello.—Apuesto a que puedes. Sabes... esa actitud fogosa tuya es encantadora.********Heredar un bar era una aventura a la que Raven no podía resistirse. El único problema que no esperaba era heredar la deuda que venía con él. Luchando por sobrevivir, encuentra una oportunidad financiera en Adriano, el líder de la mafia local, y cae en una espiral de seducción y violencia para conseguir lo que más desea.Detrás de cada puerta cerrada se abre otra, y el salvaje viaje de ira, posesión y romance erótico la lleva a lugares con los que sólo podía soñar.¿Sobrevivirá al peligro que acecha en las sombras o caerá presa de él?"ADVERTENCIA DE CONTENIDO (CW): Esta historia puede incluir escenas o representaciones de violencia y placer sexual intenso. Sólo para adultos."Atrayendo a la clandestinidad" ha sido creada por Scarlett Rossi, autora de eGlobal Creative Publishing.

The supplementary card I've issued for my grandmother shows that an eight-thousand-dollar purchase has taken place in another city. But the transaction records show that the money is used on hymenoplasty. I'm shell-shocked, to say the least. Grandma is 84 years old this year. She's been bedridden and paralyzed for years. Why would she even get hymenoplasty done on her, to begin with? But when my investigation leads me to a plastic surgery hospital, I find out that my wife, Stella Watson, is actually the lead doctor of said clinic. So, I call her to demand answers from her. However, Stella refuses to answer my questions properly. "Don't worry, honey. Something's most likely wrong with the system. Betsy is already this old—why would she have her hymen repaired?" That's just a bullshit answer coming from her. She seriously thinks I'm gullible enough to believe her. I merely huff coldly in return before calling my dad, who works in the Department of Commerce. "Dad, Stella is most likely cheating on me. I want her plastic surgery hospital as compensation for my impending divorce!"

"Tidak ada kata-kata, 'kita mulai dari berteman dulu'. Statusmu itu istri. Jadi terimalah kenyataan!" Rohanati alias Owai, jelas terkejut kala mendapati Agler William Nara, CEO NN Group nan misterius, dipeluknya di ranjang setelah hampir satu tahun ijab qabul jarak jauh mereka! Owai tak menyangka laki-laki yang menikahinya pada saat sedang sekarat dulu itu tiba-tiba muncul dan mulai berperan sebagai 'suami'. Lantas, bagaimana kelanjutan nasib pasangan dari perjodohan kilat ini? Serta janji pernikahan si melarat (yang juga pernah sekarat finansialnya) dengan sang konglomerat?

Meneduhkan di kala gelisah, mendekat di kala susah, mengobati di kala sakit, dan mesra di kala bahagia. Itulah cinta sejati yang sebenarnya. Begitupun dengan impian Reza. Seorang lelaki yang mencintai sahabatnya, Maya. Nama yang selalu dia sebut dalam doa. Namun takdir berkata lain, sahabat yang dicintainya itu malah memberikan kabar pernikahan dirinya dengan laki-laki lain yang malah menghilang di hari pernikahan. Reza pun menjadi pengantin pengganti, tapi Maya malah melontarkan berbagai tuduhan kepada Reza dan berbalik membencinya. Reza terus berusaha untuk membuat Maya selalu bahagia, meksipun tidak ada cinta di matanya. Seiring berjalannya waktu, Maya menyadari dirinya sangat bahagia ada laki-laki itu di sampingnya. Badai terus-menerus datang, termasuk orang-orang dari masa lalu yang berusaha sekuat tenaga untuk menggoyahkan rumah tangganya. Apakah mereka sanggup mempertahankan cinta dan pernikahannya?

Di hari pernikahannya, Adellia Carisse Mahesa memergoki tunangannya bercumbu dengan adik tirinya. Ketika semua orang menuntutnya tetap melangsungkan pernikahan demi nama baik keluarga, Adellia memilih jalan mengejutkan: menerima lamaran Keenan Daviero Mahendra, paman dari tunangannya. Pernikahan kontrak pun terjadi. Tapi semakin hari, dunia 'palsu' yang mereka jalani terasa terlalu nyata, apalagi saat luka mulai berubah menjadi cinta.

真田准（さなだじゅん）は名門真田家の一人息子であり、唯一の後継者だ。 彼は現当主、真田怜士（さなだれいじ）の弟夫妻の一人娘、真田芽衣（さなだめい）を誰よりも可愛がっている。 彼女は13才年下で軽い知的障害があり、それ故に純粋で、彼にとってなんの思惑もなしに一緒に過ごせる相手だった。 だが准の婚約者の座を狙っている女性たちにとって芽衣は邪魔者でしかなく、彼女はそんな女たちによって陰で執拗に虐められていた。 准がその事に気づいた時、芽衣は深刻な病気に罹り既に余命宣告も出されていた。 彼は芽衣に寄り添いつつ、彼女を虐めた連中への報復をした。 「芽衣はお星さまになるの」 彼女の最期の言葉に、准の涙は止まらなかった。

"Please," he said, and his voice had gone rough, desperate. "Let me see you. Let me see your face." My hand came up and covered his where it rested on my mask. "Okay," I whispered. He pulled the mask off slowly, carefully, and I blinked as my eyes adjusted to seeing without the green tint. His hand was still between my legs, fingers still moving in slow circles that made my breath come in short gasps, but he'd gone very still otherwise. I looked up at him, at the green mask still covering his face. "I want to see you too." He didn't move or speak anymore. Something cold started to spread through my chest, cutting through the heat he'd built there. "What?" I asked. "Am I too ugly to be your mate?" His hand jerked away from me like I'd burned him. The loss of contact made me want to cry out, made my body ache with sudden emptiness. He took a step back, then another, and I could see his hands curling into fists at his sides. His whole body was shaking. "What the fuck," he said, and his voice had gone flat and cold. ***** Kaireen was disowned by her parents just because she rejected a marriage proposal, she stayed the night with her friend, got into an impromptu game that changed her fate, she met her mate, the one thing she never knew she could have but it was her nightmare. Her Bully and her brother who would stop at nothing to make life hell for her, to worsen it all, he needed to mark her to survive in an Island of Cruel Lycans. How did they get there? How will her parents and pack react knowing she was mated to the most cruel Alpha brother.